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Colossians 1
New King James Version
Colossians 1
New King James Version
Greeting
1 Paul, (A)an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timothy our brother,
2 To the saints (B)and faithful brethren in Christ who are in Colosse:
(C)Grace to you and peace from God our Father [a]and the Lord Jesus Christ.
Their Faith in Christ
3 (D)We give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you, 4 (E)since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of (F)your love for all the saints; 5 because of the hope (G)which is laid up for you in heaven, of which you heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel, 6 which has come to you, (H)as it has also in all the world, and (I)is bringing forth [b]fruit, as it is also among you since the day you heard and knew (J)the grace of God in truth; 7 as you also learned from (K)Epaphras, our dear fellow servant, who is (L)a faithful minister of Christ on your behalf, 8 who also declared to us your (M)love in the Spirit.
Preeminence of Christ
9 (N)For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask (O)that you may be filled with (P)the knowledge of His will (Q)in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; 10 (R)that you may walk worthy of the Lord, (S)fully pleasing Him, (T)being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the (U)knowledge of God; 11 (V)strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, (W)for all patience and longsuffering (X)with joy; 12 (Y)giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of (Z)the inheritance of the saints in the light. 13 He has delivered us from (AA)the power of darkness (AB)and [c]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love, 14 (AC)in whom we have redemption [d]through His blood, the forgiveness of sins.
15 He is (AD)the image of the invisible God, (AE)the firstborn over all creation. 16 For (AF)by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or (AG)dominions or [e]principalities or [f]powers. All things were created (AH)through Him and for Him. 17 (AI)And He is before all things, and in Him (AJ)all things consist. 18 And (AK)He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, (AL)the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.
Reconciled in Christ
19 For it pleased the Father that (AM)in Him all the fullness should dwell, 20 and (AN)by Him to reconcile (AO)all things to Himself, by Him, whether things on earth or things in heaven, (AP)having made peace through the blood of His cross.
21 And you, (AQ)who once were alienated and enemies in your mind (AR)by wicked works, yet now He has (AS)reconciled 22 (AT)in the body of His flesh through death, (AU)to present you holy, and blameless, and above reproach in His sight— 23 if indeed you continue (AV)in the faith, grounded and steadfast, and are (AW)not moved away from the hope of the gospel which you heard, (AX)which was preached to every creature under heaven, (AY)of which I, Paul, became a minister.
Sacrificial Service for Christ
24 (AZ)I now rejoice in my sufferings (BA)for you, and fill up in my flesh (BB)what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ, for (BC)the sake of His body, which is the church, 25 of which I became a minister according to (BD)the [g]stewardship from God which was given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God, 26 (BE)the [h]mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, (BF)but now has been revealed to His saints. 27 (BG)To them God willed to make known what are (BH)the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: [i]which is (BI)Christ in you, (BJ)the hope of glory. 28 Him we preach, (BK)warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, (BL)that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus. 29 To this end I also labor, striving according to His working which works in me (BM)mightily.
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:2 NU omits and the Lord Jesus Christ
- Colossians 1:6 NU, M add and growing
- Colossians 1:13 transferred
- Colossians 1:14 NU, M omit through His blood
- Colossians 1:16 rulers
- Colossians 1:16 authorities
- Colossians 1:25 dispensation or administration
- Colossians 1:26 secret or hidden truth
- Colossians 1:27 M who
Colosiaid 1
Beibl William Morgan
Colosiaid 1
Beibl William Morgan
1 Paul, apostol Iesu Grist trwy ewyllys Duw, a Thimotheus ein brawd, 2 At y saint a’r ffyddlon frodyr yng Nghrist y rhai sydd yng Ngholosa: Gras i chwi, a thangnefedd, oddi wrth Dduw ein Tad, a’r Arglwydd Iesu Grist. 3 Yr ydym yn diolch i Dduw a Thad ein Harglwydd Iesu Grist, gan weddïo drosoch chwi yn wastadol, 4 Er pan glywsom am eich ffydd yng Nghrist Iesu, ac am y cariad sydd gennych tuag at yr holl saint; 5 Er mwyn y gobaith a roddwyd i gadw i chwi yn y nefoedd, am yr hon y clywsoch o’r blaen yng ngair gwirionedd yr efengyl: 6 Yr hon sydd wedi dyfod atoch chwi, megis ag y mae yn yr holl fyd; ac sydd yn dwyn ffrwyth, megis ag yn eich plith chwithau, er y dydd y clywsoch, ac y gwybuoch ras Duw mewn gwirionedd: 7 Megis ag y dysgasoch gan Epaffras ein hannwyl gyd‐was, yr hwn sydd drosoch chwi yn ffyddlon weinidog i Grist; 8 Yr hwn hefyd a amlygodd i ni eich cariad chwi yn yr Ysbryd. 9 Oherwydd hyn ninnau hefyd, er y dydd y clywsom, nid ydym yn peidio â gweddïo drosoch, a deisyf eich cyflawni chwi â gwybodaeth ei ewyllys ef ym mhob doethineb a deall ysbrydol; 10 Fel y rhodioch yn addas i’r Arglwydd i bob rhyngu bodd, gan ddwyn ffrwyth ym mhob gweithred dda, a chynyddu yng ngwybodaeth am Dduw; 11 Wedi eich nerthu â phob nerth yn ôl ei gadernid gogoneddus ef, i bob dioddefgarwch a hirymaros gyda llawenydd; 12 Gan ddiolch i’r Tad, yr hwn a’n gwnaeth ni yn gymwys i gael rhan o etifeddiaeth y saint yn y goleuni: 13 Yr hwn a’n gwaredodd ni allan o feddiant y tywyllwch, ac a’n symudodd i deyrnas ei annwyl Fab: 14 Yn yr hwn y mae i ni brynedigaeth trwy ei waed ef, sef maddeuant pechodau: 15 Yr hwn yw delw y Duw anweledig, cyntaf‐anedig pob creadur: 16 Canys trwyddo ef y crewyd pob dim a’r sydd yn y nefoedd, ac sydd ar y ddaear, yn weledig ac yn anweledig, pa un bynnag ai thronau, ai arglwyddiaethau, ai tywysogaethau, ai meddiannau; pob dim a grewyd trwyddo ef, ac erddo ef. 17 Ac y mae efe cyn pob peth, ac ynddo ef y mae pob peth yn cydsefyll. 18 Ac efe yw pen corff yr eglwys; efe, yr hwn yw’r dechreuad, y cyntaf‐anedig oddi wrth y meirw; fel y byddai efe yn blaenori ym mhob peth. 19 Oblegid rhyngodd bodd i’r Tad drigo o bob cyflawnder ynddo ef; 20 Ac, wedi iddo wneuthur heddwch trwy waed ei groes ef, trwyddo ef gymodi pob peth ag ef ei hun; trwyddo ef, meddaf, pa un bynnag ai pethau ar y ddaear, ai pethau yn y nefoedd. 21 A chwithau, y rhai oeddech ddieithriaid, a gelynion mewn meddwl trwy weithredoedd drwg, yr awr hon hefyd a gymododd efe, 22 Yng nghorff ei gnawd ef trwy farwolaeth, i’ch cyflwyno chwi yn sanctaidd, ac yn ddifeius, ac yn ddiargyhoedd, ger ei fron ef: 23 Os ydych yn parhau yn y ffydd, wedi eich seilio a’ch sicrhau, ac heb eich symud oddi wrth obaith yr efengyl, yr hon a glywsoch, ac a bregethwyd ymysg pob creadur a’r sydd dan y nef; i’r hon y’m gwnaethpwyd i Paul yn weinidog: 24 Yr hwn ydwyf yn awr yn llawenychu yn fy nioddefiadau drosoch, ac yn cyflawni’r hyn sydd yn ôl o gystuddiau Crist yn fy nghnawd i, er mwyn ei gorff ef, yr hwn yw’r eglwys: 25 I’r hon y’m gwnaethpwyd i yn weinidog, yn ôl goruchwyliaeth Duw, yr hon a roddwyd i mi tuag atoch chwi, i gyflawni gair Duw; 26 Sef y dirgelwch oedd guddiedig er oesoedd ac er cenedlaethau, ond yr awr hon a eglurwyd i’w saint ef: 27 I’r rhai yr ewyllysiodd Duw hysbysu beth yw golud gogoniant y dirgelwch hwn ymhlith y Cenhedloedd; yr hwn yw Crist ynoch chwi, gobaith y gogoniant: 28 Yr hwn yr ydym ni yn ei bregethu, gan rybuddio pob dyn, a dysgu pob dyn ym mhob doethineb; fel y cyflwynom bob dyn yn berffaith yng Nghrist Iesu: 29 Am yr hyn yr ydwyf hefyd yn llafurio, gan ymdrechu yn ôl ei weithrediad ef, yr hwn sydd yn gweithio ynof fi yn nerthol.
Colossenses 1
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Colossenses 1
Portuguese New Testament: Easy-to-Read Version
Introdução
1 De Paulo, apóstolo de Cristo Jesus[a] pela vontade de Deus, e também de Timóteo, nosso irmão, 2 para o povo santo de Deus em Colossos, que são nossos fiéis irmãos em Cristo. Que Deus nosso Pai lhes dê graça e paz.
3 Nós damos sempre graças a Deus, Pai do nosso Senhor Jesus Cristo, quando oramos por vocês, 4 porque ouvimos falar da fé que vocês têm em Cristo Jesus e do amor que vocês têm por todo o povo de Deus. 5-6 Vocês têm essa fé e esse amor por causa da esperança de receber todas as coisas que estão reservadas para vocês no céu. Vocês ouviram falar a respeito dessa esperança pela primeira vez por meio da mensagem verdadeira que chegou até vocês, isto é, as Boas Novas. Essas Boas Novas estão dando frutos e se espalhando por todas as partes do mundo. O mesmo tem acontecido entre vocês desde o dia em que ouviram falar a respeito da graça de Deus e a compreenderam como, de fato, ela é. 7 Vocês aprenderam da graça de Deus por meio de Epafras, nosso querido companheiro e fiel servo de Cristo, que está trabalhando em nosso lugar[b]. 8 Foi ele que também nos informou a respeito do amor que vocês têm mediante o Espírito.
9 Por esta razão nós também, desde o dia em que ouvimos a respeito disso, não paramos de orar por vocês. Estamos sempre pedindo a Deus o seguinte:
que vocês venham a conhecer toda a sua vontade e que, com este conhecimento, também tenham todo o tipo de sabedoria e entendimento espiritual. 10 Pedimos que vocês possam viver de maneira que traga honra ao Senhor e que lhe seja em tudo agradável. Pedimos também que façam todo tipo de coisas boas e que cresçam no conhecimento a respeito de Deus[c]. 11 Pedimos ainda que Deus os fortaleça com todo o seu poder glorioso, para que não desistam diante das dificuldades e para que vocês sejam pacientes e alegres.
12 Assim darão graças ao Pai, que os tornou dignos de participar da herança que ele preparou para o seu povo santo que vive na luz. 13 Deus nos livrou do poder das trevas e nos trouxe para o reino do seu amado Filho, 14 por meio do qual temos liberdade e o perdão dos nossos pecados.
Cristo é exatamente como Deus
15 Cristo é a imagem do Deus invisível
e é aquele que tem a prioridade[d] sobre todas as coisas que foram criadas.
16 Pois todas as coisas no céu e na terra foram criadas pelo seu poder,
tanto as visíveis como as invisíveis,
quer elas sejam governos, domínios, poderes ou autoridades.
Tudo foi criado por meio dele e para ele.
17 Cristo já existia antes de todas as coisas
e tudo continua a existir por causa do seu poder.
18 Ele é a cabeça do corpo,
que é a igreja.
Ele é o princípio de todas as coisas
e foi o primeiro a ressuscitar dos mortos
a fim de que tenha o primeiro lugar em tudo.
19 Pois Deus, em toda a sua plenitude,
escolheu habitar em Cristo
20 e, por meio do próprio Cristo,
resolveu trazer de volta para si todas as coisas,
tanto as da terra como as do céu.
Assim Deus estabeleceu a paz
por meio do sangue de Cristo que foi derramado na cruz.
21 Vocês estavam antes separados de Deus e eram inimigos dele por causa dos seus pensamentos e das suas más obras. 22 Mas agora, por meio do corpo físico de Cristo, por meio da sua morte, Deus os trouxe de volta para si mesmo, a fim de levá-los à presença dele puros, inculpáveis, e sem nada que os condene. 23 Deus fará isto se vocês continuarem a crer nas Boas Novas que ouviram, se continuarem firmes e fortes na fé, e se não se afastarem da esperança que as Boas Novas lhes deram. E estas Boas Novas são as que têm sido proclamadas em todo o mundo e das quais eu, Paulo, me tornei servo.
O trabalho de Paulo pela igreja
24 Eu agora me alegro nos meus sofrimentos por vocês e, no meu próprio corpo, estou completando o que falta dos sofrimentos de Cristo, a favor do seu corpo, que é a igreja. 25 Eu me tornei servo da igreja pois, para o bem de vocês, Deus me deu a tarefa de proclamar toda a sua mensagem. 26 Esta mensagem é a verdade que estava escondida de todos desde o princípio do mundo. Agora, porém, ela foi manifestada por Deus ao seu povo. 27 Deus quis que seu povo conhecesse esta verdade preciosa e gloriosa que ele tem para todos os povos. E esta verdade é que Cristo está em vocês,[e] e que ele é a nossa esperança de participarmos da glória de Deus. 28 É a Cristo que nós anunciamos, instruindo e ensinando a todas as pessoas com toda a sabedoria. Fazemos isto, a fim de que apresentemos cada pessoa espiritualmente adulta em Cristo. 29 Por isso é que eu também trabalho duro e me esforço o mais que posso com todo o poder de Cristo, que tão poderosamente atua em mim.
Footnotes
- 1.1 Cristo Jesus Ou “Rei Jesus”. A palavra “Cristo” é uma tradução grega da palavra hebraica “Messias”, um título real. Ver Mc 15.32; Lc 23.2. Ver também Cristo e Messias no vocabulário.
- 1.7 em nosso lugar Várias outras cópias gregas dizem: “em lugar de vocês”.
- 1.10 que façam (…) de Deus Ou “que o conhecimento de vocês a respeito de Deus produza todo tipo de coisas boas nas suas vidas”.
- 1.15 aquele que tem a prioridade Literalmente, “o primogênito”.
- 1.27 em vocês Ou “entre vocês”.
Colossians 1
New International Version
Colossians 1
New International Version
1 Paul, an apostle(A) of Christ Jesus by the will of God,(B) and Timothy(C) our brother,
2 To God’s holy people in Colossae, the faithful brothers and sisters[a] in Christ:
Grace(D) and peace to you from God our Father.[b](E)
Thanksgiving and Prayer
3 We always thank God,(F) the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, when we pray for you, 4 because we have heard of your faith in Christ Jesus and of the love(G) you have for all God’s people(H)— 5 the faith and love that spring from the hope(I) stored up for you in heaven(J) and about which you have already heard in the true message(K) of the gospel 6 that has come to you. In the same way, the gospel is bearing fruit(L) and growing throughout the whole world(M)—just as it has been doing among you since the day you heard it and truly understood God’s grace. 7 You learned it from Epaphras,(N) our dear fellow servant,[c] who is a faithful minister(O) of Christ on our[d] behalf, 8 and who also told us of your love in the Spirit.(P)
9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you,(Q) we have not stopped praying for you.(R) We continually ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will(S) through all the wisdom and understanding that the Spirit gives,[e](T) 10 so that you may live a life worthy(U) of the Lord and please him(V) in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,(W) 11 being strengthened with all power(X) according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience,(Y) 12 and giving joyful thanks to the Father,(Z) who has qualified you[f] to share in the inheritance(AA) of his holy people in the kingdom of light.(AB) 13 For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness(AC) and brought us into the kingdom(AD) of the Son he loves,(AE) 14 in whom we have redemption,(AF) the forgiveness of sins.(AG)
The Supremacy of the Son of God
15 The Son is the image(AH) of the invisible God,(AI) the firstborn(AJ) over all creation. 16 For in him all things were created:(AK) things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities;(AL) all things have been created through him and for him.(AM) 17 He is before all things,(AN) and in him all things hold together. 18 And he is the head(AO) of the body, the church;(AP) he is the beginning and the firstborn(AQ) from among the dead,(AR) so that in everything he might have the supremacy. 19 For God was pleased(AS) to have all his fullness(AT) dwell in him, 20 and through him to reconcile(AU) to himself all things, whether things on earth or things in heaven,(AV) by making peace(AW) through his blood,(AX) shed on the cross.
21 Once you were alienated from God and were enemies(AY) in your minds(AZ) because of[g] your evil behavior. 22 But now he has reconciled(BA) you by Christ’s physical body(BB) through death to present you(BC) holy in his sight, without blemish and free from accusation(BD)— 23 if you continue(BE) in your faith, established(BF) and firm, and do not move from the hope(BG) held out in the gospel. This is the gospel that you heard and that has been proclaimed to every creature under heaven,(BH) and of which I, Paul, have become a servant.(BI)
Paul’s Labor for the Church
24 Now I rejoice(BJ) in what I am suffering for you, and I fill up in my flesh what is still lacking in regard to Christ’s afflictions,(BK) for the sake of his body, which is the church.(BL) 25 I have become its servant(BM) by the commission God gave me(BN) to present to you the word of God(BO) in its fullness— 26 the mystery(BP) that has been kept hidden for ages and generations, but is now disclosed to the Lord’s people. 27 To them God has chosen to make known(BQ) among the Gentiles the glorious riches(BR) of this mystery, which is Christ in you,(BS) the hope of glory.
28 He is the one we proclaim, admonishing(BT) and teaching everyone with all wisdom,(BU) so that we may present everyone fully mature(BV) in Christ. 29 To this end I strenuously(BW) contend(BX) with all the energy Christ so powerfully works in me.(BY)
Footnotes
- Colossians 1:2 The Greek word for brothers and sisters (adelphoi) refers here to believers, both men and women, as part of God’s family; also in 4:15.
- Colossians 1:2 Some manuscripts Father and the Lord Jesus Christ
- Colossians 1:7 Or slave
- Colossians 1:7 Some manuscripts your
- Colossians 1:9 Or all spiritual wisdom and understanding
- Colossians 1:12 Some manuscripts us
- Colossians 1:21 Or minds, as shown by
Colossians 1
King James Version
Colossians 1
King James Version
1 Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother,
2 To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
3 We give thanks to God and the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, praying always for you,
4 Since we heard of your faith in Christ Jesus, and of the love which ye have to all the saints,
5 For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
7 As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;
8 Who also declared unto us your love in the Spirit.
9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
10 That ye might walk worthy of the Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
11 Strengthened with all might, according to his glorious power, unto all patience and longsuffering with joyfulness;
12 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:
17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.
18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.
19 For it pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell;
20 And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven.
21 And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled
22 In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight:
23 If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;
24 Who now rejoice in my sufferings for you, and fill up that which is behind of the afflictions of Christ in my flesh for his body's sake, which is the church:
25 Whereof I am made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which is given to me for you, to fulfil the word of God;
26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:
27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
28 Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:
29 Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
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